Tomato Rumba's Mystery Dance

Updated Aug. 7, 1996 12:01 a.m. ET

MADISON, Ga. -- This tiny town famous for its prim antebellum and Victorian homes now has another attraction: a restaurant that doesn't exist.

In March, Apple South Inc. said it was closing most of its Tomato Rumba's chain of Italian restaurants -- including the one in Madison -- because of poor sales. (It has since shuttered the rest of the 21 eateries.)

But eerie things have been happening since then: The Tomato Rumba's in...